The next day, at the request of Fanning and the three of them, the passenger ship changed its sailing mode, no longer sailing at night, but berthing at the shore for the night, although the time to go to the capital became more than ten days, but the advantage of slow travel is that it is not tired, and it is much easier for passengers and boatmen.

After four days of sailing, the ship arrived in Runzhou, it was late autumn, although there were still green trees on both sides, but the gloomy situation had clearly covered the land, the crops had been harvested, and the bare fields were full of flocks of foraging birds.

The biggest advantage of the 500 stone passenger ship is that there are more cabins, there are four cabins in total, and the boatmen use one cabin, and each of the three of them has a cabin.

Although the cabins are not large, only four or five square meters, each cabin has a small window and table, and it is really comfortable to sit on the table during the day to read and study, or to look at the scenery.

Fanning was sitting in front of the window reading a book, and there were several villages on the shore in a row, with people coming and going, and it seemed to be more lively.

At this time, the hatch opened, and Su Liang walked in from the outside and sat cross-legged directly at the small table opposite Fanning.

"It's Jingkou County in front, do you think we want to go down for a walk?"

Jingkou County is today's Zhenjiang, and when they passed by Wujin County the day before yesterday, they also went down and walked around, Fan Ning thought for a while and asked, "Do you want to go to Dashou?" ”

Su Liang pouted and said, "That mad cow, I guess I won't go anywhere!" ”

Su Liang thinks that it is very appropriate to describe Li Dashou as a mad cow, from the first day on the ship, they rarely see Li Dashou, he locked himself in the cabin and practiced calligraphy day and night, when the sky was still four watches, he heard his loud endorsement, and only slept for two or three hours at most every day, and his eyes were red.

Although Li Dashou always said that he entered Beijing to experience the provincial examination, but he tasted the sweetness in the examination, Li Dashou also had a glimmer of hope for himself, and began to study like crazy as soon as he got on the ship.

"Alright! Ask Da Shou later, if he refuses to get off the boat, let's go down for a walk. ”

The ship sailed into Jingkou County, Jingkou County is the last stop for ships to enter the Yangtze River, the shipping industry and warehousing industry here are very developed, the Cao River is crowded with large and small boats, the wharf is full of warehouse rental signs, almost half of the various houses are warehouses.

In addition to the warehouse, there are all kinds of shops on the wharf, such as food supply stores, taverns, inns, brothels, guanpu shops, snack bars, tea shops, grocery stores, etc., there are dozens of shops.

Sure enough, as Su Liang expected, Li Dashou rejected the suggestion to invite him to go ashore for a walk, and he set himself the goal of writing 5,000 words a day, so to speak, even eating while writing, where to go out to play.

Fan Ning and Su Liang went ashore, walked along the river bank to the county, after passing the wharf, the atmosphere of the county town became obviously deserted, almost all of them were residential houses, there was very little business, compared to Wu County, Jingkou County was much inferior in terms of area, population, houses, commerce, etc., and after walking less than two miles, the two were not interested in going on again.

"It's Beigu Mountain over there, let's go take a look?" Su Liang pointed to a hill a few miles away.

Beigu Mountain is Liu Bei's blind date in Dongwu, there is Ganlu Temple on the mountain, standing on the top of the mountain can overlook the Yangtze River, the momentum is immense, it is praised by Liu Bei as 'the first river and mountain in the world'.

Xin Qiji once climbed Beigu Mountain and wrote the famous sentence of 'Where to look at Shenzhou, full of scenery Beigu Tower'.

Fanning looked at the sky, it was almost noon, so he smiled and said, "Let's find a place to have lunch first, and then go up the mountain after lunch." ”

For lunch, you have to come to the dock nearby, where there are seven or eight restaurants, and the two walked to a restaurant called 'Beigulou', Fan Ning smiled: "That's it!" ”

A bartender greeted them into the restaurant, which was full of diners.

They actually found an empty table by the window on the second floor, and they could see their passenger ship from the window.

"The two little officials want to eat something, the most famous signature dish of the shop is Jingkou vinegar fish, and there are a few famous dishes of Beijing, steamed saury, and roasted eel, if you don't want to eat fish, the shop also has wild boar, rabbit legs, roe deer and venison."

Fan Ning and Su Liang both like to eat fish, so they ordered three servings of fish, and another served of roasted wild mushrooms and braised mountain pork.

"Want something?" Fanning asked with a smile.

Su Liang thought for a while and asked, "What kind of wine?" ”

"There is rice wine in the small shop, there is plum wine, and the best one is Jingkou brew, which is sake, and the price is a little more expensive, and a pot of wine costs two hundred yuan."

"Then a pot of sake!"

"Great! The two petty officials waited a little and came right away. ”

The bartender went downstairs, Su Liang looked outside, and said to Fan Ning with a smile: "Do you say that there is a path behind the hotel to go directly to Beigu Mountain?" ”

"What's so fun about Beigu Mountain, there is nothing, it's just a barren grass mountain!"

It was not the bartender who spoke, but another drinker next to him, Fanning glanced at this drinker, and saw that he was also dressed as a scholar, and he was not very old, about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a gauze hat, wearing a loose blue satin scholar's suit, a leather belt around his waist, and a folding fan in his hand.

But his physical appearance is really flattering, with a fat round face, a small nose and small eyes, and a big round belly, but he has a sincere face and a cute appearance.

Fan Ning smiled and asked, "Brother Tai is a local?" ”

Fat Shizi shook his head, "I'm not a local, I'm from Yangzhou on the north bank of the Yangtze River, I just finished participating in the test, I came here to play for a few days, and I went to Beigu Mountain in the morning." ”

"What is the scenery of Beigu Mountain?" Su Liang asked.

"Hey! Don't mention it, it's a belly fire! ”

Fan Ning and Su Liang glanced at each other, and Fan Ning smiled: "This brother might as well sit down and let's talk together." ”

"Okay!"

The fat man hurriedly moved his five or six dishes over, all of them were good meat dishes, and his wine was also a bottle of sake, and it seemed that his family was well-off.

The fat man unfolded the folding fan on the ground, pretending to fan the wind elegantly, and raised his stubby eyebrows: "Let me introduce first, in the next surname Cheng, called Cheng Ze, I don't know where the two virtuous brothers are in the fairy township, and the surname is big?" ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "We are all from Pingjiang Mansion, in Xia Fanning, this is my friend Su Liang, who went to the capital and passed through Runzhou." ”

"Are you going to the capital to take the exam?" Cheng Ze suddenly asked excitedly.

Fanning hesitated, but nodded, "Almost!" We take the children's exam. ”

"I see, it looks like you are not very old, and I will also take the entrance examination this year, and I am ready to enter Beijing in a few days."

Fan Ning and Su Liang couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, what a human being is really unseemly! Such a fat scholar is actually lifting people, and the two hurriedly got up and saluted, "It turns out that Brother Tai is lifting people, and he is disrespectful!" ”

Cheng Ze waved his hand proudly, "What is a small lifter?" With my family's financial resources, there is no problem in being admitted to the Jinshi. ”

This makes people frown a little, what does it have to do with the financial resources of the person who was admitted to the exam, could it be that his person was bought with money, how is it possible?

Cheng Ze also found a loophole in his words, and hurriedly explained, "I mean to say that the wealthy family can invite a better gentleman, like this Yangzhou test, my master bet on the discussion questions and countermeasure questions, and I was lucky enough to get the test." ”

"I see! Brother Cheng went to Beigushan today and was very disappointed? Su Liang was still a little unwilling, and turned the topic back to Beigushan.

"Little brother, let me tell you this! There are no buildings on the mountain, any Ganlu Temple, Beigu Tower, I haven't seen any of them, only one person's tall barren grass, and the top of the mountain is very windy, so cold that I shiver, I advise you not to go, you will be disappointed. ”

At this time, the bartender brought wine and food, and he also smiled: "Beigu Mountain is really not interesting, just go up the mountain to see the river view, it is better to go to Jinshan Temple to play." ”

Su Liang asked Fan Ning in a low voice, "How is it, do you want to go?" ”

Fanning smiled and poured wine for the three of them, "Eat first, and then talk after eating." ”

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Li Dashou is sweating in the cabin to practice calligraphy, although he is serious, but his understanding is slightly poor, can only pay more effort than others, this time although he was lucky to be admitted to the exam, but Li Dashou knew in his heart that just because of the excellent performance of the countermeasures, the examination tube did not delve into his calligraphy.

But the provincial test did not work, and talented people from the state capitals of the Great Song Dynasty gathered together, how could a mediocre-looking calligraphy be favored by the examiners.

Moreover, calligraphy is a process of accumulation over many years, and he only has three months now, and his calligraphy will not improve without a thousand times the effort.

Recognizing this dead principle, he seized all the time, wished not to sleep, and practiced calligraphy frantically and desperately.

In the more than an hour that Fan Ning and Su Liang had come ashore, he had already written more than 800 words.

At this time, he suddenly heard Fanning shouting to himself, "Great birthday!" Birthday! ”

He could ignore others, but Fan Ning was his senior brother, and Li Dashou hurriedly put down his pen and walked out of the cabin.

"Senior brother, is there something wrong with me?"

Seeing that there were three people standing on the deck, in addition to Fan Ning and Su Liang, there was also a round fat man, Li Dashou couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Who is this?"

Fan Ning introduced him with a smile, "This is Cheng Ze, who is now in Yangzhou, and takes our boat to Yangzhou, and we just want to go to Yangzhou by the way." ”

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